Posts by Chris DeMorro

Editors Note: This week’s episode played at the wrong time on 88.1 WESU – we apologize for the mix-up. Instead of the the scheduled TechStars interview, we aired the second part of our CVG-TIP networking event coverage. As part of a special two-part series, the CTStartup Podcast joins the Crossroads Venture Group and UCONN TIP…

As part of a special two-part series, the CTStartup Podcast joins the Crossroads Venture Group and UCONN TIP to speak with local startup founders, investors, and service providers at CVG’s monthly networking meeting. In this episode we speak with two CVG board members and a representative of UCONN about what their organizations are doing to…

A creative cottage industry has always existed around mockery or support of every sitting U.S. President, and love him or hate him, President Trump has helped kicked the industry into overdrive. Individuals and companies across the country are churning out products for both Trump’s biggest fans and harshest critics. Which brings us to this week’s…

Business has always moved at a blistering pace, and teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs is no easy task, but Central Connecticut State University’s Drew Harris has been at it for a long time. A former teacher of host Eric Francis, Drew joins the CTStartup Podcast for a discussion centering on how to prepare future…

We’re taking a break from interviews this week to talk about the latest startup happenings in Connecticut. This includes the recent EIA awards, Upward Hartford’s InsureTech accelerator, and StanleyBlack&Decker’s new downtown business incubator, Manufactory 4.0. Tune in and catch up on the coolest startup news happening in the Nutmeg State.

Pardon the puns, but we’re taking a big step back in time this week in more than one way with our interview of Brian Dunnigan and his timepiece startup, the Hawthorn Watch Co. Born out of a dream and funded via Kickstarter, the Hawthorn Watch Co. burst onto the timepiece scene in 2017 with a…

The CTStartup Podcast is back in action for 2018, and we’re kicking off the new year with a new partnership! Catch Eric, David, Andrea, and Chris on channel 88.1 FM – WESU Middletown – every Tuesday from 1 – 130 PM. Yes, we’re on the actual radio now. Now, we’re still not getting paid – but that…

With the new year here, we wanted to start off strong. Thankfully, we have our last interview from the CVG CT Tech Tour, and it features the man of the hour himself, Paul Singh. Paul is the founder of Results Junkies and the venture powerhouse behind the North American Tech Tour, a multi-month road trip…

On the fourth and final day of the CVG CT Tech Tour, Dave, Eric, and Andrea went down to southeastern Connecticut to interview the final batch of innovators and investors. The last stop on our tour included BioPharmaWorks, I2EConsulting, Level Up Village, Spark Makerspace, and Cure Innovation Commons, giving us a wide array of entrepreneurs…

For a week in October, the CT Startup Podcast traveled across Connecticut to interview local officials, startup founders, and venture capitalists as part of Crossroads Venture Group’s CT Tech Tour. For Day 3 of the CVG Tech Tour we sat down with Glendowlyn Thames of CTNext, the state agency behind the Innovation Places grants, and…

We are back with a fresh episode of the CTStartup Podcast - this week is part 1 of 2 of our series with the Crossroads Venture Group and UConn TIP - Technology Incubation Program.

We spoke with CVG board members Greg Lallier of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., Paul Hughes of Wiggin And Dana LLP, and Paige Rasid of UConn to discuss how the Connecticut incubator ecosystem has changed, and what they are doing to help grow local founders and startups.

As part of a special two-part series, the CTStartup Podcast joins the Crossroads Venture Group and UCONN TIP to speak with local startup founders, investors, and service providers at CVG’s monthly n...